On June 9, 1969, the US Senate confirmed Warren Burger as chief justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren.
Read Chief Justice Burger’s own account of the events surrounding the confirmation.
On June 9, 1969, the US Senate confirmed Warren Burger as chief justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren.
Read Chief Justice Burger’s own account of the events surrounding the confirmation.
ABC News correspondent shot and killed by Nicaraguan security forces
An ABC News correspondent, Bill Stewart, was shot and killed on June 20, 1979, by a member of the Nicaraguan National Guard while on assignment in the civil-war-torn Central American country. Video of the execution-style shooting sparked outrage in the US and drastically reduced the country's support for Nicaragua's right-wing Somoza regime. Read a retrospective on the incident from ABC, and read a statement from then-President Jimmy Carter on Stewart's murder.
World Refugee Day
On June 20, 2001, the first World Refugee Day was celebrated.
Lizzie Borden acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother
On June 20, 1893, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Lizzie Borden was found not guilty of the brutal axe murders of her stepmother and father. Learn more about Lizzie Borden and the trial that set her free.
